Thứ Hai, 4 tháng 4, 2016

The Vietnam Public
Security have arrested a number of foreigners using of fake ATM cards to
withdraw money in Vietnam in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Through
the Vietnam Foreign Affairs Department, the Public Security will inform the
respective foreign Consulate in Vietnam and the family of the foreigners
commited crime to invite lawyers in Vietnam to cooperate during the
investigation, prosecution and trial process in Vietnam.

It has been reported recently that some criminal organizations
abroad have selected Vietnam as a place to perform illegal acts. The act
of using internet network and high- tech system to steal money in credit cards,
in ATM machines to spend in Vietnam or convert them into foreign currency to
bring abroad are getting more common. Unauthorized intrusion into the
database of key economic sectors such as postal , telecommunications, banking,
and websites to steal information, domain name, credit card to make online
purchase or usage of fake ATM cards to withdraw cash from ATM machines in
Vietnam are violation ofVietnam Criminal Code.

Currently, under the provisions of theVietnam Criminal Code,Article 224, 225 and 226are governing the violations in the
field of high-tech crime. Article 224 governs the acts to create and spread
virus information; Article 225 governs the breach of operation, and usage
of electronic computers; and Article 226 governs the unauthorized usage of
information online and in computers. As the high-tech crime has no borders and
gets more sophisticated, the Vietnam law experts are calling for a stricter
sanctions to deter and prevent it from spreading.

However the Vietnam law experts have also admitted that the
current Vietnam Penal Code also have limitations due to the high-tech’s
complexity in nature resulting in difficulties for Vietnam Procedure Conducting
Agencies at Public Security’s Investigation Agency, Public Prosecutor, and High
Court of Vietnam.